K KANGSAR POLLS “Things felt out of sorts during this morning’s pre-dawn meal (sahur). The empty seat at the table - it was enough to make us tear up and think of papa.”

This heartrending moment was shared by Wan Emir Astar Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar, the eldest son of BN candidate Mastura Mohd Yazid for the Kuala Kangsar by-election, when he was asked about the first day of fasting without his late father.

The seat fell vacant after Wan Mohammad Khai-il Anuar Wan Ahmad died in helicopter crash in Sebuyau, Sarawak during the state election campaign period on May 5.